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New Forest road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in the New Forest in 2011, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2010 (468), and casualties rose from 635.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,818 collisions in the New Forest.

Collisions in 2011
506
Up 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
637
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the New Forest in 2011

1.4% of collisions in the New Forest in 2011 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 22% in the New Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious12024%
  • Slight37975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious12520%
  • Slight50579%

New Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the New Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 788 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 506, up 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 506
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337440
2024327399
2023315406
2022304366
2021305394
2020284358
2019310389
2018371486
2017384479
2016428558
2015425525
2014419561
2013463601
2012475610
2011506637
2010468635
2009484658
2008439599
2007527703
2006579765
2005639841
2004615836
2003707995
2002632906
2001617861
2000677926
1999705912
1998724997
19977881,086
19967011,004
1995662897
1994617840
1993660963
1992626853
1991661908
19907371,031
19897811,050
1988699937
1987732972
19867431,023
1985746986
19847741,065
1983724966
1982680944
1981698943
1980658875
1979665933

When and where crashes happen in the New Forest in 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (11%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.5%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April46 (9.1%)
  • May47 (9.3%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July44 (8.7%)
  • August37 (7.3%)
  • September38 (7.5%)
  • October50 (9.9%)
  • November42 (8.3%)
  • December35 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds437 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (72%)
  • Wet or damp131 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph216 (43%)
  • 40 mph124 (25%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph76 (15%)
  • 70 mph68 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the New Forest in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (13%)
  • Cyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20110 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (10%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6559 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (73%)
  • Passenger122 (19%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (70%)
  • Motorcycle87 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the New Forest in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the New Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the New Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the New Forest had the 88th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the New Forest in 2011

Ringwood South, New Forest, BH24 1JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in the New Forest in 2011, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in the New Forest with the most crashes in 2011

The A31 had the most collisions in the New Forest in 2011: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the New Forest, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31547405
2ndA35415428
3rdA337395208
4thA36293106
5thA326283209
6thB3054172304
7thB3055171804
8thA338142314
9thA336101700
10thB3058101107
11thM27101312
12thB33479903
13thB307881311
14thB30566904
15thB30532301
16thB30812301
17thA30901100
18thA3541101
19thB30761101
20thB30791100

Towns in the New Forest: crashes in 2011

Totton had the most collisions of any town in the New Forest in 2011: 43.

Postcode districts in the New Forest: crashes in 2011

BH24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the New Forest in 2011: 100.

Latest crashes in the New Forest in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the New Forest in 2011, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

New Forest road accidents in other years